Florida police say women's Facebook comments on officers' selfie 'made our chief blush'

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A photo of three Florida police officers is creating quite a stir, and the comments "made our chief blush," the department wrote on Facebook.

The selfie shows officers Nordman, Hamill and Rengering getting ready to work during Hurricane Irma on Sunday.



"The hunkapotumus is a rare, elusive, and mythical creature," Jaime Lee Daniels wrote in the comments. "Here we are lucky to see 3 huddled in the wake of Hurricane Irma. I'm a well trained hunkapotumus handler. Send them my way and they will be well taken care of."

Kelly Susan added, "Heading to FL. Need assistance ... of some kind ... I'll think of something."

With hundreds of thousands of shares and likes, the Gainesville Police Department decided it was time to update the post:


The department thanked those who commented and said they would try to quickly get a calendar together to raise money for the hurricane recovery.

The selfie wasn't the only Gainesville police photo that got the internet hot and bothered, however. This photo of officer Smoak-Prince and her K-9 partner had one person comment, "I guess Gainesville only hires beautiful people (and animals)! LOL."



In fact, the Gainesville Police Department had one woman say she was "convinced this police department is fake and this is actually an ad for Magic Mike 3."